Jake Mitchell is a qualified solicitor and has specialised in family law throughout his career. His particular expertise comes in complex Children Act proceedings, often representing parents looking to reunite with their estranged loved ones. These cases are often intertwined with domestic abuse protection cases and complicated financial remedy proceedings. Jake often represents spouses and parents in court proceedings across the country and is as comfortable on his feet before a circuit court judge as at his desk preparing case papers for his clients.
When the government confirmed the new Courts and Tribunal Bill will repeal the presumption of parental involvement earlier this month, the reaction was overwhelmingly positive. But Jake Mitchell, senior associate at Freeths, warns the repeal